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. 2012 Feb;74(1-2):71–82.

Table 3.

Results of binary logistic regression to explore association between health status of respondents and related factors

Characteristics Healthy Not healthy ORa 95% CIb p value
N (%) N (%)
Marital status
Never Married 11 (2.1) 12 (7.6) 1 Ref
Married 382 (72.9) 112 (70.9) 4.1 1.7–9.7 0.001
Divorced 44 (8.4) 11 (7.0) 4.4 1.5–12.7 0.007
Widowed 87 (16.6) 23 (14.6) 4.7 1.7–12.2 0.006
Kind of job
State employee 9 (1.7) 5 (3.2) 1 Ref
Family business 17 (3.2) 4 (2.5) 2.0 0.4–9.8 0.373
Private firms 32 (6.1) 6 (3.8) 3.0 0.7–12.1 0.134
Jobless 466 (88.9) 143 (90.5) 1.8 0.6–5.6 0.307
Do you like your job?
Yes 40 (7.6) 14 (8.9) 1 Ref
No 18 (3.4) 1 (0.6) 5.5 0.7–45.3 0.113
Jobless 466 (88.9) 143 (90.5) 1.2 0.6–2.2 0.676
Source of monetary support
Work 25 (4.8) 4 (2.5) 1 Ref
Pension 346 (66.0) 104 (65.8) 0.6 0.2–1.7 0.299
Savings 5 (1.0) 1 (16.7) 1.0 0.9–11.2 0.996
Son’s support 113 (21.6) 40 (25.3) 0.5 0.2–1.6 0.234
Daughter’s support 25 (4.8) 5 (3.2) 1.0 0.2–4.1 0.967
Relative’s support 6 (1.1) 2 (1.3) 0.7 0.1–4.8 0.693
Others 4 (0.8) 2 (1.3) 0.3 0.1–2.5 0.288
Who will care for you in case of illness?
Self 49 (9.4) 16 (10.1) 1 Ref
Spouse 105 (20.0) 33 (20.9) 1.2 0.6–2.3 0.677
Son 48 (9.2) 15 (9.5) 1.2 0.5–2.6 0.716
Daughter 155 (29.6) 43 (27.2) 1.1 0.6–2.2 0.732
Daughter-in-law 133 (25.4) 48 (30.4) 0.9 0.4–1.7 0.632
Others 34 (6.5) 3 (1.9) 3.5 0.7–16.8 0.116

a OR: Odds ratio; ORs were adjusted for age and sex. b CI: Confidence interval.